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Paraguay · 2000–11Roque Santa Cruz
Rating
Caps
112
Goals
32
Life
1981
Clubs
FC Bayern Munich, Blackburn Rovers, Club Libertad
#7
Editorial rank of 33 for Paraguay
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The people's rank, live from duel votes
Blackburn signed him in 2007 and he gave them 19 goals in 37 league games, fourth in the Premier League that season behind Cristiano Ronaldo, Fernando Torres and Emmanuel Adebayor. Before that he had won the Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup with Bayern in 2001, with Bundesliga titles from 2000 to 2006, and he finished as a Copa América runner-up in 2011 holding Paraguay's records for caps (112) and goals (32). Career record: 112 caps and 32 goals for Paraguay; club career at FC Bayern Munich, Blackburn Rovers, Club Libertad.
Career record
| 1997–1999 | Club Olimpia |
| 1999–2007 | FC Bayern Munich |
| 2007–2009 | Blackburn Rovers |
| 2009–2013 | Manchester City |
| 2011–2012 | Real Betis Balompié |
| 2011–2011 | Blackburn Rovers |
| 2012–2014 | Málaga CF |
| 2015–2016 | Cruz Azul |
| 2015–2016 | Málaga CF |
| 2016–2021 | Club Olimpia |
| 2022–2025 | Club Libertad |
| 2026–today | Club Nacional |
| Paraguay | 112 caps, 32 goals |
Shared the era
Paraguay legends whose careers overlapped Cruz's